Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 301 - 126: Heading South to Settle New Lands, Cutting Through the Chaos with a Fast Blade
"The poison should mainly incapacitate, not kill, otherwise my father’s exploration plan will be ruined."
"As for making puppets on the spot, I can do it, but let’s not complicate things. The more complex the plan, the more likely something will go wrong... just quietly poison them, and then duel the Sixth Grade."
Tang Nian decided to act at night.
Perhaps it was heaven’s favor, tonight the moon was dark, the wind high.
Tang Nian instructed puppet Tang Chou to set down the iron box, bringing only the poison, and stealthily moved towards the distant settlement like a specter.
She was at the Seventh Grade Early Stage, puppet Tang Chou was a puppet that could perform reliably.
This pair could infiltrate the camp without much difficulty.
Puppet Tang Chou made a saddle with his left arm, letting the master sit within, then moved cautiously within the camp, smoothly avoiding patrolling Low Grade Martial Artists, and arrived at a large water tank.
There were two water tanks in the settlement; this was the first.
Puppet Tang Chou spread his hand, his palm suddenly sunk inward, and a small bottle surfaced.
On the surface, Tang Nian seemed indifferent, but inside she was exceedingly nervous, watching puppet Tang Chou closely.
The small bottle inched closer to the water tank...
Just as it was about to pour, a voice suddenly came from behind Tang Nian: "I advise you to stop."
The haunting voice made Tang Nian’s hair stand on end, and puppet Tang Chou reacted swiftly, turning directly to face the person behind.
In the darkness, aided by the settlement’s fire pit glow, Tang Nian saw that it was a person wrapped in animal skin.
"How did you discover me?" Tang Nian asked.
The man in animal skin stared at her curiously, then glanced at Tang Chou and exclaimed: "A Sixth Grade Puppet?"
Then, with a peculiar look, he said: "Miss, you’re so wealthy, yet you set your sights on our humble settlement?"
Called out, Tang Nian was initially extremely flustered.
But in that moment, a thought arose.
She knew the Sixth Grade Puppet was exceptionally expensive, only purchasable with Blood Gold.
To produce the amount of Blood Gold needed to buy a Sixth Grade Puppet, one could easily claim to be a young lady from an Extraordinary Influence family, right?
So, she lightly coughed, raised her head proudly, and played along: "I, the young lady, am just training outside. How did you discover me?"
The man in animal skin said: "Miss, you really take me for a decoration, don’t you?"
His eyes moved slightly, then he said: "We don’t want to offend the young lady of a major influence. Here, whatever the young lady wants, whatever you fancy, feel free to take, perhaps we can forge a good relationship."
Tang Nian quietly observed him, glanced around and seeing no one approaching, she breathed a sigh of relief, jumped down from puppet Tang Chou’s arm, but stayed close to Tang Chou, not going far.
The man in animal skin turned and said amiably: "I’m Gongshan Jun, allowing the young lady to see the Demon Beasts in this settlement, take whichever you fancy..."
Then he led the way, with Tang Nian following behind, thinking of solutions as she walked.
The colorless, tasteless poison was still rolling around in puppet Tang Chou’s palm, waiting for another opportunity to be poured into the water tank...
This journey did not last long.
At a corner, when passing a large water tank, as Tang Nian had puppet Tang Chou quietly toss poison towards that water tank,
Gongshan Jun, guiding ahead, seemed as if he had eyes on his back, suddenly turned, like a flash of lightning, reached out to grab Tang Nian.
This was a concealed spot, if not premeditated, how could it be found?
Training?
This kind of ghost story, would he believe it?
Gongshan Jun did not act immediately because at that time... he was not yet sure, so he first lulled the little girl with a few words.
But now, having found the opportunity, he acted.
At this moment, puppet Tang Chou was poisoning, and all of Tang Nian’s attention was on the poison, which caused her... to be a beat slow.
And this one beat, was the distance between victory and defeat.
Tang Nian’s face turned pale, her short hair dancing backward in the rushing wind, her mind was buzzing, blank, her eyes filled with fear...
...
About ten miles away.
The young man originally under the carriage, leaning against an old tree, drinking wine.
At this moment, he had already gripped a blood-red bow, left hand holding the bow body, with bizarre blood flowing on the bow, as if drowning his fingers, the back of his hand.
His right hand tossed a string of stones upward.
As the first stone fell, he fired the bow.
Next followed the second, third...... thirtieth...
None of the tossed stones hit the ground.
The young man slightly lowered the bow, bent down to pick up stones.
In the distant settlement, Gongshan Jun, about to succeed, only felt an immense commotion from behind.
A vast force swept through the air, like a meteor coming from the sky, already nearing the ground, with a roaring explosive sound... he could see nothing.
But he could not escape.
He yelled, blood surging fiercely.
Normally, he would raise his hand, drawing an Ancestral Talisman with blood.
After all, facing an unstoppable attack, he would let his body get hurt, then rapidly heal with an Ancestral Talisman, then retreat.
But the current situation was different.
Behind him was a Sixth Grade Puppet.
He wouldn’t have time to heal!
"Ah... ahhh!!!"
Gongshan Jun roared, blood and energy seemed to push all surrounding air outward, colliding with the oncoming force.
Boom!!
Gongshan Jun flew backward, spraying Shadow Blood from his mouth into mist, then fell to the ground, and was pinned by the reacting Tang Nian with the puppet.
At the same time, everyone in the settlement from Seventh Grade to Ninth Grade all suffered varying degrees of attack, each falling, but not fatally.
They looked up in fright, not knowing what happened nor understanding what kind of power this was...
The air was very quiet.
Tonight’s wind was as cold as ever.
Li Yuan maintained his position of gripping the bow, waited another half-hour, then seeing no further reinforcements, grabbed the Ghost Bow, boarded the carriage, snapped the reins, and shouted, "Giddy-up."
The spirited horse trotted leisurely toward the distant settlement.
Upon reaching the settlement, Tang Nian bowed her head, ashamed, "Foster father, I’m sorry..."
Li Yuan smiled at her and said, "You did quite well."
Then, he looked at Gongshan Jun, somewhat troubled.
The Human Skin Handcuffs were only effective for Seventh Grade, and he was Sixth Grade...
Gongshan Jun saw his predicament.
The Sixth Grade Demon Hunter was very astute, severely injured, and had not yet treated with Shadow Blood, but had already knelt down in obeisance like toppling a gilded mountain, saying, "Gongshan Jun, willing to serve my lord!"
Li Yuan didn’t say anything, just nodded.
Afterward, he let puppet Tang Chou watch over Gongshan Jun, while he found the second strongest in this settlement.
That was a rugged man with "225~260" hovering over his head.
Li Yuan didn’t waste words, directly used "Human Skin Handcuffs" on him.
...
Several days later.
Gongshan Jun pointed to a road going into the mountains, respectfully saying, "My lord, this is the road, ahead there is a hidden small village, I think that should be the place you are looking for."
Li Yuan tilted his head, smiling at him... at the rugged man behind.
The man shook his head.
Li Yuan patted Gongshan Jun, saying, "Well done, I hope you didn’t deceive me."
Gongshan Jun laughed, "How could I deceive my lord?"
No sooner had he spoken, than in front of Li Yuan, a flash of a blade cleaved this Sixth Grade Demon Hunter in half, then he shook the blade.
In the sunlight, the hot blood beads glistened with a sinister and cruel red.
